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fallout from the resignation from david petraeus. we've learned he will not take part in upcoming talks with lawmakers involving the attack on our u.s. consulate in benghazi. what will it mean for the investigation? we'll ask peter king live coming up. >> kelly: and frustration grows in the aftermath of hurricane sandy as well. we check in with one storm victim who says the government is in disarray. . >> and they hang up on you and don't answer it and i called lipa, can't do anything for you need to get an inspector. can't get an inspector. and this is the worst in my life. it's horrible! plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ sighs ] thanks! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announce
fallout from the resignation from david petraeus. we've learned he will not take part in upcoming talks with lawmakers involving the attack on our u.s. consulate in benghazi. what will it mean for the investigation? we'll ask peter king live coming up. >> kelly: and frustration grows in the aftermath of hurricane sandy as well. we check in with one storm victim who says the government is in disarray. . >> and they hang up on you and don't answer it and i called lipa, can't do...
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i called david petraeus. >> and are you going to investigate why the fbi didn't notify you before? >> yes, absolutely. this is something that could have had an effect on national security. i think we should have been told. there is a way to do it. >> and several top republicans are demanding petraeus come back to capitol hill this week to testify before congress over the attack on the american consulate in benghazi. >> i don't see how in the world you can find out what happened in benghazi before, during and after the attack if general petraeus doesn't testify. so from my point of view, it's absolutely essential that he give testimony before the congress so we can figure out benghazi. >> let me bring in the editor in chief for "reason" magazine matt welch and jackie kucinich. we know the fbi was looking at all of this for a while. officials tell nbc news the investigation started this summer after another woman, jill kell kelley, described as a friend of david petraeus, told another person at the fbi that she's getting threatening e-mail. should the fbi have alerted someone in cong
i called david petraeus. >> and are you going to investigate why the fbi didn't notify you before? >> yes, absolutely. this is something that could have had an effect on national security. i think we should have been told. there is a way to do it. >> and several top republicans are demanding petraeus come back to capitol hill this week to testify before congress over the attack on the american consulate in benghazi. >> i don't see how in the world you can find out what...
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a biographer of david petraeus. and they came on to her name because they into this broad investigation that they felt david petraeus was possibly being blackmailed or that he possibly could be the victim of a security breach. it turned out that was not the case. but that's what led them to this discovery of an affair. and emails between petraeus and broadwell. and how long the fbi knew that and whether it went up the chain all the way to the white house. i think is really a big part of this investigation and how it all fits together. >> you know, bret, just three nights ago you were anchor our coverage on election night. there is really no escaping the politics of this. namely the timing of it. coming on the heels of the president's re-election and the fact that the terror attack that opened on his watch is under investigation. >> sure. i mean, this comes, as you mentioned, right after the election. it was a shock. you talk to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. and they were stunned up on capitol hill. many of t
a biographer of david petraeus. and they came on to her name because they into this broad investigation that they felt david petraeus was possibly being blackmailed or that he possibly could be the victim of a security breach. it turned out that was not the case. but that's what led them to this discovery of an affair. and emails between petraeus and broadwell. and how long the fbi knew that and whether it went up the chain all the way to the white house. i think is really a big part of this...
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that was david petraeus. now, the country is going to lose from this and i'm sure taking place, but i didn't see anybody on the horizon who would have the same level of intellect, dedication, experience and contacts all over the world. when an issue would arise, general petraeus, director petraeus, he was flying there. he was meeting with people in countries all over the world. setting up relationships, making things happen. and really only somebody with his ek appearance, both in the military and diplomatic circles can make that happen. this is a real loss to the country, the cia. >> is our country less safe? >> well, you know, going to lose the best man for the job, but america's adaptable. put it this way, we -- anytime you lose david petraeus, the country is not as safe as it could be. >> thank you very much. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> and "outfront" next, why are half a million people still without power tonight? nearly two weeks after that superstorm? plus, president obama and john boehner
that was david petraeus. now, the country is going to lose from this and i'm sure taking place, but i didn't see anybody on the horizon who would have the same level of intellect, dedication, experience and contacts all over the world. when an issue would arise, general petraeus, director petraeus, he was flying there. he was meeting with people in countries all over the world. setting up relationships, making things happen. and really only somebody with his ek appearance, both in the military...
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he just exited a hearing that david petraeus was testifying in. of course, surrounding what happened in benghazi, libya. let's listen to congressman king. >> the original talking points prepared by the cia were different from the ones that were finally put out. as far as general petraeus, his testimony today was that from the start he had told us that this was a terrorist attack, terrorists involved from the start. my questions had a very different recollection of that, clear impression we were given is that the overwhelming amount of evidence is that it was -- rose out of a spontaneous demonstration and it was not a terrorist attack and pointed out the following week when matt olson said it was a terrorist attack and it made headlines because before then, the administration was saying it was not terrorists. it was very cordial, as you will. we all thanked him for his service. i think he has a different impression of the impressions he left on september 14th. >> mr. chairman, can you tell us whether or not his affair or security surrounding his af
he just exited a hearing that david petraeus was testifying in. of course, surrounding what happened in benghazi, libya. let's listen to congressman king. >> the original talking points prepared by the cia were different from the ones that were finally put out. as far as general petraeus, his testimony today was that from the start he had told us that this was a terrorist attack, terrorists involved from the start. my questions had a very different recollection of that, clear impression...
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david petraeus is just the latest. but there is always that lingering question, especially in this age of nonstop news and sports, social media, why, why take the risk. take a look at this from martin savidge. >> politics and sex scandals are nothing new in the u.s. in fact, they date back to our country's beginning. >> of course, look, if we wanted to see what our founding fathers' behavior was like in philadelphia in 1776, may not like all of the answers. >> more recently, president john f. kennedy's affairs were notorious. lyndon johnson was such a man with the ladies that he allegedly had a buzzer installed in his congressional office to alert him when lady bird johnson was on the way. journalists never reported on such things back in the day. but that eventually changed. so did technology. and recently it is the digital footprint of dalliances that have led to some spectacular falls. remember congressman anthony weiner? he tweeted a photo of his privates. the story broke, he denied it, claiming his twitter account
david petraeus is just the latest. but there is always that lingering question, especially in this age of nonstop news and sports, social media, why, why take the risk. take a look at this from martin savidge. >> politics and sex scandals are nothing new in the u.s. in fact, they date back to our country's beginning. >> of course, look, if we wanted to see what our founding fathers' behavior was like in philadelphia in 1776, may not like all of the answers. >> more recently,...
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the timing of david petraeus's departure. it is a day after the four-star general ended his career . he quit because he had an extra marital affair and now we know more about the fbi investigation that led to the discovery of the woman he was with. we reported that she is biographer paula broadwell. during that process her name came up. and all of this information coming to light on just days before the hearing on benghazi, libya terrorist attack. former cia director david petraeus was set to testify. now he has not on the list. it has law makers questioning. peter king said testimony from petraeus is essential to understanding what went wrong in benghazi. he was on fox news earlier today. >> i was not told and the chairman of the intelligence committee was supposed to be told. my understanding they were not told about it and the fib fub said it didn't involve terrorism or intelligence. >> and molly what was the fbi looking at. >> harris, the fbi discovered the bigrapy paula broadwell had acess to the personal e-mail account
the timing of david petraeus's departure. it is a day after the four-star general ended his career . he quit because he had an extra marital affair and now we know more about the fbi investigation that led to the discovery of the woman he was with. we reported that she is biographer paula broadwell. during that process her name came up. and all of this information coming to light on just days before the hearing on benghazi, libya terrorist attack. former cia director david petraeus was set to...
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how do you assess what happened with david petraeus? >> well, it's different in scale in the sense, one sense it's larger because it involves the -- the revered almost figure, but also smaller in the sense that some of these big players brought in are so questionable and the fbi agent with the shirtless photo -- >> because now explained as a joke. i've watched it myself. >> the twin sister with the custody dispute. i mean really, stephen colbert last night said the story jumped the shark and brought susan lieu ki on to keep it going. it's a story of hubris combined with flawed people with a modern story of technology ensnarg all of us. >> we have to run. you went to harvard, you know the drill. a story in "the washington post" that paula broadwell just from the get-go, enters the masters program -- enters the ph.d. program, leaves with a masters. questions about resume enhan enhanceme enhancement, her academic work not being up to par. >> it's a terrific story by my colleagues. read it on washingtonpost.com they would want me to say. it
how do you assess what happened with david petraeus? >> well, it's different in scale in the sense, one sense it's larger because it involves the -- the revered almost figure, but also smaller in the sense that some of these big players brought in are so questionable and the fbi agent with the shirtless photo -- >> because now explained as a joke. i've watched it myself. >> the twin sister with the custody dispute. i mean really, stephen colbert last night said the story...
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. >>> the surprising resignation of cia general david petraeus. the report is that indicative of an extramarital affair, paula broadwell has not responded to our repeated request for comment. kristen welcker is joining me now. what can you tell us about this breaking story? >> good afternoon, craig. the fbi has opened up an investigation into paula broadwell to see if she had improper access to general petraeus' e-mails or computer files. david petraeus is not under investigation himself and they do not expect their inquiry will result in criminal charges. we have, of course, reached out to paula broadwell. we have not heard back from her. she wrote a biography called "all in." some people describe it as glowing. it's certainly coming under a lot of scrutiny right now. just to give you a lick tick tock of how this unfolded. the white house learned about this on wednesday. general petraeus requested to meet with president obama on thursday. he explained the situation to the president, offered the resignation and president obama said give me 24 hour
. >>> the surprising resignation of cia general david petraeus. the report is that indicative of an extramarital affair, paula broadwell has not responded to our repeated request for comment. kristen welcker is joining me now. what can you tell us about this breaking story? >> good afternoon, craig. the fbi has opened up an investigation into paula broadwell to see if she had improper access to general petraeus' e-mails or computer files. david petraeus is not under investigation...
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david petraeus on the libya terror attack, this is special report. good evening, i'm chris wallace in for bret baier, former cia chief david petraeus testified before congressional committees today in closed door sessions and some charge petraeus now changed his story about what happened in the september 11th attack on the u.s. mission in libya, his testimony now raises more questions about the obama administration's account in the days after the assault. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge reports from capitol hill. good evening. >> thank you, the former cia director is used to coming in the front door and today shunned reporters and entered the loading dock and briefed the house and senate intelligence committee. the former cia director was pushed to explain why today he said he believed it was terrorism from the start when on september 14th, according to a senior republican in the house, the directors emphasis was on the anti-islam film. >> his testimony today was that from the start he had told us that this was a terrorist attack,
david petraeus on the libya terror attack, this is special report. good evening, i'm chris wallace in for bret baier, former cia chief david petraeus testified before congressional committees today in closed door sessions and some charge petraeus now changed his story about what happened in the september 11th attack on the u.s. mission in libya, his testimony now raises more questions about the obama administration's account in the days after the assault. chief intelligence correspondent...
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i called david petraeus, and i talked to the director twice. this is very hard stuff. >> later this hour we're going to talk with author william doyle who interviewed petraeus for his book on the iraq war. >>> she co-authored a book about general david petraeus entitled "all in." now paula broadwell has authored a much different story, one that has very much to do with the fall of a great american leader. here is a closer look at the woman behind the story. from this point on she will be linked to the fall of one of america's highest regarded military leaders. who is she? she's an honors graduate of west point, a retired army reserve major who lived, worked in, or traveled to over 60 countries in 15 years of military service. paula broadwell is an author who has written about counter insurgency, transformational leadership, and women in defense. she joined me as a guest earlier this year to discuss afghan military attacks on nato soldie soldiers. i asked her if all nato troops had to be concerned with having targets on their backs. >> i think t
i called david petraeus, and i talked to the director twice. this is very hard stuff. >> later this hour we're going to talk with author william doyle who interviewed petraeus for his book on the iraq war. >>> she co-authored a book about general david petraeus entitled "all in." now paula broadwell has authored a much different story, one that has very much to do with the fall of a great american leader. here is a closer look at the woman behind the story. from this...
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david kerley has new information about david petraeus' extramarital affair came to light. >> reporter: we're learning stung details about this scandal. it was an affair between petraeus and his biographer paula broadwell. broad we'll had access to petraeus. >> i they trusted me. i got to know his family and e his mentors. >> reporter: confirmed as cia director more than a year ago. several sources tell abc news that it was an e-mail that unravelled the affair. couple of months ago, a woman in the tampa area, with a association with david petraeus, received a strange and harassing e-mail which launched the investigation. the e-mail was traced back to the computer of paula broadwell. but what agents found instead of a account were salacious e-mails between petraeus and broadwell. >> there had been rumors between him and broadwell for some time. but, frankly, i didn't believe them and neither did just about anybody else i knew. he just didn't seem the type. >> reporter: martha raddatz reports that some of his afghanistan staff worried about how it looked with broadwell spending so much t
david kerley has new information about david petraeus' extramarital affair came to light. >> reporter: we're learning stung details about this scandal. it was an affair between petraeus and his biographer paula broadwell. broad we'll had access to petraeus. >> i they trusted me. i got to know his family and e his mentors. >> reporter: confirmed as cia director more than a year ago. several sources tell abc news that it was an e-mail that unravelled the affair. couple of months...
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director david petraeus. we now know the target of the threatening e-mail that prompted the investigation and this morning there are questions about whether our national security was at risk. now more from dc with what we know. >> good morning to you. fox news has learned that f.b.i. investigators actually confronted now former c.i.a. director david petraeus within the last six weeks about his relationship with paula broadwell. the f.b.i. uncovered the affair months ago before jill kelly, a family friend, went to the f.b.i. when she began receiving threatening e-mails from woman. her concern was that someone was trying to blackmail petraeus that. person is not believed to be broadwell. some are questioning why the president accepted the resignation in the first place and with congressional hearings on the benghazi attack set to begin, some are even questioning the tim >> are you going to investigate why the f.b.i. didn't notify you before? >> yes, absolutely. this is something that could have had an effect on
director david petraeus. we now know the target of the threatening e-mail that prompted the investigation and this morning there are questions about whether our national security was at risk. now more from dc with what we know. >> good morning to you. fox news has learned that f.b.i. investigators actually confronted now former c.i.a. director david petraeus within the last six weeks about his relationship with paula broadwell. the f.b.i. uncovered the affair months ago before jill kelly,...
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p david petraeus had a big problem on his hand until monday. petraeus lays it outside, then president obama accepts the resignation on friday. if there were any national security implications of this fbi investigation into the e-mail, then that would have required some prior notification to somebody in the white house. if you're a cia director is in a situation that is creating a national security issue, then there's no way that the fbi doesn't let the white house know about that well in advance. >> joining me now for today's strategy talk, former democratic congressman martin frost and former republican congressman tom davis. gentlemen, welcome back. good to see you both. >> thanks. >> thank you. good to be with you. >> mr. frost, how do you read the timing of all this? >> alex, i don't know any of the snds information. i saw general petraeus about two weeks ago in washington, d.c. at the premiere of the new movie "argo" about the cia. but i don't know any of the information behind all this. he is a highly respected general tactician, a highly
p david petraeus had a big problem on his hand until monday. petraeus lays it outside, then president obama accepts the resignation on friday. if there were any national security implications of this fbi investigation into the e-mail, then that would have required some prior notification to somebody in the white house. if you're a cia director is in a situation that is creating a national security issue, then there's no way that the fbi doesn't let the white house know about that well in...
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. >>> lawmakers have pointed questions about the investigation into david petraeus' extramarital affair and want to know if national security was breached. peter king talked with candy crowley. >> they're saying the fbi didn't realize until election day that general petraeus was involved. it just doesn't add up. >> petraeus resigned from his post friday and admitted he had an affair. sources say the affair was with his biographer paula broadwell. >>> immigration reform appears to be in the works. charles schumer and lindsey graham say their plan involves a tough love path to citizenship. that plan went nowhere when they teamed up. there may be fresh motivation after election losses. >>> the death toll from sandy climbed to at least 113 with two more deaths reported in new york. two weeks after it crashed through residents in new york and new jersey are still cle clearing debris from their homes. the path rail system into manhattan will resume 5:00 a.m. >>> serious divergent rebel groups are formally united after the pressure from u.s. and arab nations. opposition leaders met in qatar an
. >>> lawmakers have pointed questions about the investigation into david petraeus' extramarital affair and want to know if national security was breached. peter king talked with candy crowley. >> they're saying the fbi didn't realize until election day that general petraeus was involved. it just doesn't add up. >> petraeus resigned from his post friday and admitted he had an affair. sources say the affair was with his biographer paula broadwell. >>> immigration...
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would know all the same information that david petraeus knows. but the question on the table, carol, is whether that's going to be politically enough for congress. are they so irritated about this entire matter that they will subpoena petraeus in the weeks ahead and compel him to come testify about what he knows about the benghazi attacks? >> barbara starr reporting live for us at the pentagon this morning. this affair is baffling on so many levels. how could a man with such a pristine reputation show such awful judgment? and how could this woman have such unprecedented access? the answer may be as simple as one slippery step at a time. listen to these comments from general petraeus's mistress, ms. broadwell. they sure have a different meaning than when she first said them to cnn back in february. >> at some point i think he realized i was taking this research very seriously. i was sharing hardship with the troops and risk and so forth and decided to open up a little bit more access. but we had a relationship before i went there as far as this di
would know all the same information that david petraeus knows. but the question on the table, carol, is whether that's going to be politically enough for congress. are they so irritated about this entire matter that they will subpoena petraeus in the weeks ahead and compel him to come testify about what he knows about the benghazi attacks? >> barbara starr reporting live for us at the pentagon this morning. this affair is baffling on so many levels. how could a man with such a pristine...
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director david petraeus. later today they will get a cia briefing from michael morel. we were briefed yesterday, and there has been growing outrage about this whole story in terms of who was told what and when. congressional members want to know why they were not briefed. they actually found out about it through the media. many of them claimed lawmakers are now demanding answers from attorney general eric holder about one he knew and whether or not he shared what he knew what the president. people found it unbelievable that he would not have. we will be joined by committee chairman peter king and in a few moments from now, mr. eric holder's future is once again a question. developing news this morning as well from capitol hill. after much speculation, house minority leader nancy pelosi will keep her job. a brand-new our starts right now of "america's newsroom" i am martha mccallum. bill: and i am bill hemmer. nancy pelosi and her move coming after democrats failed to win the house majority. peter is live from
director david petraeus. later today they will get a cia briefing from michael morel. we were briefed yesterday, and there has been growing outrage about this whole story in terms of who was told what and when. congressional members want to know why they were not briefed. they actually found out about it through the media. many of them claimed lawmakers are now demanding answers from attorney general eric holder about one he knew and whether or not he shared what he knew what the president....
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remember, david petraeus was someone that republicans worshipped. he was put up there as a potential republican presidential candidate. i don't think there's much long term -- >> let's focus now to the fiscal cliff. obviously the meeting is about to begin, 25 minutes from now. you guys have been around here a while. you've seen a lot of these meetings. most likely a photo op before the weekend. nancy pelosi was saying yesterday that she would welcome a number that both sides could start working toward and some republicans also say that. do you think there is any hope that maybe by just november, the end of november, there could be consensus on, okay. here's the top line where we're going to write the bill to. do you think that is possible? >> i don't want to minimize the difficulty ahead but i definitely think and get the impression from everything that both sides have said post election that there is some hope here in part. and greater hope for an agreement in the shorter term. there will be a lot of work that would have to be done next year to fil
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director general david petraeus. the chair of the senate intelligence committee says she plans to further investigate why she wasn't told about the indiscretion or the f.b.i. investigation in the matter. the committee will hold a closed hero on the attack thursday. petraeus was originally expected to be is there. peter doocy joins us with more. peter? >> reporter: we learned inappropriate message between general petraeus and paula broadwell were discovered by accident. the f.b.i. wasn't originally aware of the affair between the two but learned of their relationship while trying to track down the origin of some harassing e-mails. >> what i have been told is that there was somebody else that he knew and was close to. mrs. broadwell sent threatening e-mails to her. she was frightened and went to the f.b.i. >> reporter: senator feinstein heads the intelligence committee and said she had no heads up. and when she found out on friday it was a lightning bolt. the white house says president obama found out about the affair
director general david petraeus. the chair of the senate intelligence committee says she plans to further investigate why she wasn't told about the indiscretion or the f.b.i. investigation in the matter. the committee will hold a closed hero on the attack thursday. petraeus was originally expected to be is there. peter doocy joins us with more. peter? >> reporter: we learned inappropriate message between general petraeus and paula broadwell were discovered by accident. the f.b.i. wasn't...
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how she met general david petraeus? >> she's a mother of two, a married mother of two. she lives in charlotte, north carolina. she met him in 2006 when the general came to the graduate school at harvard to give a speech. so she was a student then. she met him and she started later on doing a dissertation on him. all the research she decided to turn into a book. so she was keeping in touch with him by e-mail. and of course, as you know, she spent time with him in afghanistan and went on the long runs we heard her talk about in interviews. so it seems like she's known him for several years. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> here's a question for you. is the republican party in need of a makeover? how do they revamp the party after tuesday's losing election? a restaurant is hard, try running four. fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from
how she met general david petraeus? >> she's a mother of two, a married mother of two. she lives in charlotte, north carolina. she met him in 2006 when the general came to the graduate school at harvard to give a speech. so she was a student then. she met him and she started later on doing a dissertation on him. all the research she decided to turn into a book. so she was keeping in touch with him by e-mail. and of course, as you know, she spent time with him in afghanistan and went on...
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do they still want to hear from david petraeus himself? we'll see what he says. >> quickly, george, on the fiscal cliff, the tax hikes that will go into effect on january 1st, the president is saying i want to raise taxes on rich people. the republicans said, no go. do you see any pathway to a deal here? >> there's going to have to be a pathway to a deal here. as you point out, you'll have a big hit on january 1st, spending cuts and tax increases. right now, both sides are dug in. there's some middle ground. is there a way to get new revenue out of the wealthy without raising their rates? >> george, thank you. as always, george has a must-watch show this morning. patty murray and saxby chambliss and his powerhouse roundtable. all coming up on "this week." >>> let's get over to ron claiborne with the other top stories. >>> good morning, everyone. >>> we begin with politics. they finally finished counting ballots in florida. the official winner in that state barack obama. president obama edged out mitt romney by 74,000 out of 8 million cast.
do they still want to hear from david petraeus himself? we'll see what he says. >> quickly, george, on the fiscal cliff, the tax hikes that will go into effect on january 1st, the president is saying i want to raise taxes on rich people. the republicans said, no go. do you see any pathway to a deal here? >> there's going to have to be a pathway to a deal here. as you point out, you'll have a big hit on january 1st, spending cuts and tax increases. right now, both sides are dug in....
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not to protect david petraeus, but to protect the president. and to have someone out there in such a sensitive position who the fbi thought perhaps could have been compromised or was under the scope of an fbi investigation who may or may not have been having an affair at the time, that to me had to have been brought to the president or certainly to the national security council, not the fbi was derelict in its duty. >> what's really going on here? pete williams is nbc news justice correspondent. thank you, pete, for coming on. if there's no allegation of criminal wrongdoing, what's got congress all up in arms here? >> well, i think it's a policy matter, chris. i think they believe that this is the kind of thing the president should have known, that the congressional committee should have known because they think there's the potential for trouble here. whenever somebody is having an affair, you heard what peter king just said. i can tell you what the justice department and the fbi say. they say a couple things. number one, they don't inform othe
not to protect david petraeus, but to protect the president. and to have someone out there in such a sensitive position who the fbi thought perhaps could have been compromised or was under the scope of an fbi investigation who may or may not have been having an affair at the time, that to me had to have been brought to the president or certainly to the national security council, not the fbi was derelict in its duty. >> what's really going on here? pete williams is nbc news justice...
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we know that the week started with this scandal with david petraeus's affair. that's taken a back seat, probably rightfully so, to the president's first press conference, his first news conference since re-election. now this issue regarding benghazi, the ongoing investigation. >> well, that's right. tamron, this is just one week removed from last week's presidential contest. it shows you that politics is still alive and well in the nation's capital even after the presidential contest. i think you look back at the entire back and forth over the benghazi situation, and what is now coming out after these meetings, i got an e-mail statement from florida senator bill nelson who said one of the things that was made clear at today's meeting was that susan rice, when she was giving the cia intelligence that she did on all those sunday shows, that was what was seen as the intelligence at the time. there was a lot of different moving parts and here and there what was going on. bottom line what republicans have been talking about and criticizing is that the administration
we know that the week started with this scandal with david petraeus's affair. that's taken a back seat, probably rightfully so, to the president's first press conference, his first news conference since re-election. now this issue regarding benghazi, the ongoing investigation. >> well, that's right. tamron, this is just one week removed from last week's presidential contest. it shows you that politics is still alive and well in the nation's capital even after the presidential contest. i...
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and david boyle has spoken to general petraeus, and worked with him and followed his career up close as he researched a book after iraq, and i asked him what it was like to interview petraeus. >> i wrote a book about him and interviewed him -- a book about iraq and interviewed him in 2010 and when i asked him for an interview, i got an e-mail response from him directly like that. i got other e-mails from him subsequent to that, subsequent to our interview, where he was enthusiastic and supportive and cheering me on for getting good reviews, and it was like i had a mentor. you know, he is very effective personally. but then when i start reading about the fact that he may have been obsessively e-mailing his mistress and so forth, he struck me as a man who may have had a digital addiction or a digital, almost like a digital mania, which all of us can maybe relate to these days, because he's a guy who was constantly e-mailing, texting and perhaps he was googling himself too much and should have had a real life. he lived in a bubble where he was lionized by the military and the press, and
and david boyle has spoken to general petraeus, and worked with him and followed his career up close as he researched a book after iraq, and i asked him what it was like to interview petraeus. >> i wrote a book about him and interviewed him -- a book about iraq and interviewed him in 2010 and when i asked him for an interview, i got an e-mail response from him directly like that. i got other e-mails from him subsequent to that, subsequent to our interview, where he was enthusiastic and...
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the personal scandal bringing down general david petraeus at the cia. and similar scandals taking down ceos in the private sector, too. all leads to one conclusion for me personally. honor and personal responsibility do matter. congressman peter king is going to join me on this important topic a little later in the show. now, next up, will president obama's second term take the country over a regulatory cliff? national review online says today regulatory reform is more urgent now than ever. we are joined by robert locksly, president of the california business roundtable. hello to both you. ian a you heard mr. hofmeister knows a thing or two about this. we can knock the saudis off and change world politics and changes our balance of trade. will the epa block it, diana? >> well, i don't know but maybe we should listen to what president obama was saying last year. he was brag being the oil and gas development we have in the united states. we got to remind him about that when the new epa regulations come out. so we -- we want to make sure he doesn't bring o
the personal scandal bringing down general david petraeus at the cia. and similar scandals taking down ceos in the private sector, too. all leads to one conclusion for me personally. honor and personal responsibility do matter. congressman peter king is going to join me on this important topic a little later in the show. now, next up, will president obama's second term take the country over a regulatory cliff? national review online says today regulatory reform is more urgent now than ever. we...